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This is my take as well. Even if Leftwich proves a decently productive passer while Ben is out, I doubt Miller will be running as many patterns so chances for production should decrease. Also, I expect Pitt to try to push the run game to shorten games and limit the reliance on Leftwich which would also decrease the opportunities for Miller to produce. I am trying to move Miller this week, but not at complete firesale prices yet since Roethlisberger could be back for the fantasy play offs. But if I can get anything close to his perceived value from last week I'll ship him quickly.
Disagree with this. Just because they used him more for blocking when Ben went down doesn't mean he will be used that way every game after. The plan changed mid-game, they were in a little bit of emergency mode, it was raining, thats how the flow of the game went last week. New week, enough time to prepare, things could definitely change this week.IMO in the end while Ben is out, no doubt Miller will take a hit in stats, not because of a lack of targets (although that will happen somewhat), but because I don't see him with the same number of red zone targets. I see this guy going 5/40-60 every week with an occasional touchdown. One thing that Miller has going for him however is good hands, and he can play the possession role that Brown normally plays. Leftwich will probably struggle with the long ball as usual. Still its a downgrade..
Keep in mind that Charlie Batch was inactive last week. Had Leftwich gone down the Steelers would have been forced to put either Miller or WR Emmanuel Sanders at QB so they were playing max-protect.Miller will be kept in to block more often with Leftwich over Ben but not as much as the 2nd half of Monday's game.
ya but unfortunately they likely won't get them either....it's more likely that they won't be able to move the ball through the air and all will suffer IMO.
I'm in the same spot and will probably drop him for a scratch ticket like Hillman or Hunter. Miller led the league in redzone targets through the first 8 or 9 weeks, but I just don't see him getting those opportunities anymore.
Leftwich has the strongest arm on the team. It may take him an hour to wind up but once he releases it he can throw it a mile so that is a strength. Not sure Lefty will get enough time for it to translate into completions but it is conceivable Wallace could get a couple long passes. Not a lot of help for Heath owners though...Miller's targets are absolutely taking a hit. There's no real way around that since I expect the passing game, as a whole, will have its reps reduced.Hopefully his is still looked to often in the RZ. Even with the trebuchet-armed Leftwich in there a big RZ target is a big RZ target.As an aside, I sort of laughed when I saw Haley drop the "we tailor our offense to our players' strengths" quip, but then the only real strength about Leftwich he mentioned was his toughness. So....the Steelers are going to purposefully snap Lefty's shin so they can have the OL carry him down the field on game winning drives? Pimp.
I wish I could bench Miller, but Bennett is on bye this week and Bennett has cooled down himself lately. I wish I had better options because I believe Miller's production will decline sharply.However, based on your avatar, I want to believe anything you say.
He did say that. When Leftwich came in the game, Miller saw no targets, while Sanders saw a distinct uptick. Claimed Sanders off of the WW before last week, so maybe they'll offset for me. But the Roeth/Miller connection concerns me now that there's another QB who will invariably have his own distinct style and progression reads.
Big difference in a backup being forced into action during a game and a game where the coaching staff has had a week to put in a game plan for that backup.'rockaction said:
True. I have no idea what will happen with Miller. But him looking to Sanders when things broke down last week might bode well for Sanders when things break down even after a week of game planning.
Agree. Have benefited all year from his role on the team being larger as the only thing that Big Ben and Haley have agreed upon all season. Am considering dropping him into the free agent pool now, however, and using his roster spot on a look ahead DEF.
Depends on the cirumstances of your roster. This time of year, roster spots are more valuable, as there is so few weeks remaining to hold onto a guy who might have a better a situation a few weeks from now.
